Masterclass

Like all good things that happen to us, it was an accident I started writing pilots for the Mediterranean. It all began when I was skippering a flotilla around the Saronic and eastern Peloponnese in G

Richard Ayres makes his first Mayday call when his yacht is dismasted and prop fouled close to the Manacle rocks

You can do it with your eyes shut

John Willis explains the consequences of cresting a bigger-than-expected wave while helming his 25ft motorboat

Relying on digital mapping can erode your traditional navigation skills. Could a refresher course be the answer? Alex Roddie joins an Austrian Alpine Club-organised course in Eryri to find out

I’ve had Constance – an American Mason 44 – for 13 years. We’re getting to know each other bit by bit and I’d like to report that she’s everything a yacht should be. Excellent though she is, as the sa